Matthew C. Fitzpatrick

11.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
69 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Matthew C. Fitzpatrick is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecological Modeling and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthew C. Fitzpatrick has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Ecology, 34 papers in Ecological Modeling and 32 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Matthew C. Fitzpatrick's work include Species Distribution and Climate Change (34 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (27 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (15 papers). Matthew C. Fitzpatrick is often cited by papers focused on Species Distribution and Climate Change (34 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (27 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (15 papers). Matthew C. Fitzpatrick collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and France. Matthew C. Fitzpatrick's co-authors include Stephen R. Keller, John Bunge, Jessica L. Blois, Robert R. Dunn, Nathan J. Sanders, Simon Ferrier, John W. Williams, William W. Hargrove, Seth Finnegan and Phoebe L. Zarnetske and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Matthew C. Fitzpatrick

69 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

Measuring ecological niche overlap fro... 1993 2026 2004 2015 2011 2013 2013 1993 2014 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Measuring ecological niche overlap from occurrence and spatial environmental data
    2011 1.3k citations Matthew C. Fitzpatrick et al. Global Ecology and Biogeography profile →
  2. Climate Change and the Past, Present, and Future of Biotic Interactions
    2013 596 citations Jessica L. Blois, Matthew C. Fitzpatrick et al. profile →
  3. Space can substitute for time in predicting climate-change effects on biodiversity
    2013 561 citations Jessica L. Blois, John W. Williams et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  4. Estimating the Number of Species: A Review
    1993 503 citations John Bunge, Matthew C. Fitzpatrick profile →
  5. Ecological genomics meets community‐level modelling of biodiversity: mapping the genomic landscape of current and future environmental adaptation
    2014 466 citations Matthew C. Fitzpatrick, Stephen R. Keller Ecology Letters profile →
  6. Genomic Prediction of (Mal)Adaptation Across Current and Future Climatic Landscapes
    2020 190 citations Thibaut Capblancq, Matthew C. Fitzpatrick et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Matthew C. Fitzpatrick United States 35 3.4k 3.0k 2.7k 1.9k 1.7k 69 7.2k
Robert Guralnick United States 48 4.4k 1.3× 3.9k 1.3× 2.3k 0.9× 2.6k 1.4× 1.5k 0.9× 233 9.1k
Enrique Martínez‐Meyer Mexico 39 5.4k 1.6× 4.1k 1.4× 3.4k 1.3× 1.9k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 137 8.4k
Jessica J. Hellmann United States 40 2.1k 0.6× 2.7k 0.9× 1.9k 0.7× 1.6k 0.9× 936 0.6× 89 6.9k
Marinez Ferreira de Siqueira Brazil 21 3.8k 1.1× 2.9k 1.0× 2.8k 1.1× 2.0k 1.0× 812 0.5× 55 7.2k
Céline Bellard France 32 3.3k 1.0× 4.0k 1.3× 2.9k 1.1× 2.2k 1.2× 1.3k 0.8× 63 8.3k
Robin Engler Switzerland 15 4.2k 1.2× 2.8k 0.9× 2.8k 1.1× 1.6k 0.8× 824 0.5× 16 5.9k
Robert B. O’Hara Germany 47 3.1k 0.9× 4.5k 1.5× 3.7k 1.4× 2.8k 1.4× 1.9k 1.2× 149 10.5k
Cory Merow United States 31 4.0k 1.2× 3.1k 1.0× 2.5k 0.9× 1.5k 0.8× 782 0.5× 66 7.0k
Rampal S. Etienne Netherlands 44 1.8k 0.5× 3.1k 1.0× 3.6k 1.4× 2.9k 1.5× 2.0k 1.2× 165 8.0k
Mélodie A. McGeoch South Africa 47 2.5k 0.7× 4.2k 1.4× 3.3k 1.3× 2.8k 1.5× 1.2k 0.7× 208 8.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fitzpatrick, Matthew C., Stephen R. Keller, & Katie E. Lotterhos. (2025). The Challenge of Genomic Forecasting in an Era of Global Change. The American Naturalist. 207(3). 347–355. 1 indexed citations
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McNeil, Darin J., Andrew J. Elmore, Matthew C. Fitzpatrick, et al.. (2023). Using aerial LiDAR to assess regional availability of potential habitat for a conservation dependent forest bird. Forest Ecology and Management. 540. 121002–121002. 13 indexed citations
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Atkins, Jeff W., Jennifer Costanza, Kyla M. Dahlin, et al.. (2023). Scale dependency of lidar‐derived forest structural diversity. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 14(2). 708–723. 27 indexed citations
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Lachmuth, Susanne, et al.. (2023). Novel genomic offset metrics integrate local adaptation into habitat suitability forecasts and inform assisted migration. Ecological Monographs. 94(1). 8 indexed citations
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Lachmuth, Susanne, Thibaut Capblancq, Stephen R. Keller, & Matthew C. Fitzpatrick. (2023). Assessing uncertainty in genomic offset forecasts from landscape genomic models (and implications for restoration and assisted migration). Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 11. 15 indexed citations
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Mokany, Karel, Chris Ware, Skipton Woolley, Simon Ferrier, & Matthew C. Fitzpatrick. (2022). A working guide to harnessing generalized dissimilarity modelling for biodiversity analysis and conservation assessment. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 31(4). 802–821. 88 indexed citations
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Lachmuth, Susanne, Kurt H. Johnsen, John R. Butnor, et al.. (2022). Genotypic variation and plasticity in climate-adaptive traits after range expansion and fragmentation of red spruce ( Picea rubens Sarg.). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 377(1848). 20210008–20210008. 11 indexed citations
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Nieto‐Lugilde, Diego, et al.. (2021). Relationships between climate and phylogenetic community structure of fossil pollen assemblages are not constant during the last deglaciation. PLoS ONE. 16(7). e0240957–e0240957. 2 indexed citations
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Campbell, Caitlin J., Matthew C. Fitzpatrick, Hannah B. Vander Zanden, & David M. Nelson. (2020). Advancing interpretation of stable isotope assignment maps: comparing and summarizing origins of known-provenance migratory bats. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(1). 27–41. 17 indexed citations
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Fitzpatrick, Matthew C. & Robert R. Dunn. (2019). Contemporary climatic analogs for 540 North American urban areas in the late 21st century. Nature Communications. 10(1). 614–614. 84 indexed citations
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Fitzpatrick, Matthew C., Jessica L. Blois, John W. Williams, et al.. (2018). How will climate novelty influence ecological forecasts? Using the Quaternary to assess future reliability. Global Change Biology. 24(8). 3575–3586. 54 indexed citations
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Fitzpatrick, Matthew C. & Stephen R. Keller. (2014). Ecological genomics meets community‐level modelling of biodiversity: mapping the genomic landscape of current and future environmental adaptation. Ecology Letters. 18(1). 1–16. 466 indexed citations breakdown →
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Elmore, Andrew J., Jason P. Julian, Steven M. Guinn, & Matthew C. Fitzpatrick. (2013). Potential Stream Density in Mid-Atlantic U.S. Watersheds. PLoS ONE. 8(8). e74819–e74819. 36 indexed citations
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Blois, Jessica L., John W. Williams, Matthew C. Fitzpatrick, Stephen T. Jackson, & Simon Ferrier. (2013). Space can substitute for time in predicting climate-change effects on biodiversity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(23). 9374–9379. 561 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fitzpatrick, Matthew C., Evan L. Preisser, Adam Porter, Joseph S. Elkinton, & Aaron M. Ellison. (2011). Modeling range dynamics in heterogeneous landscapes: invasion of the hemlock woolly adelgid in eastern North America. Ecological Applications. 22(2). 472–486. 64 indexed citations
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Fitzpatrick, Matthew C., Nathan J. Sanders, Simon Ferrier, et al.. (2011). Forecasting the future of biodiversity: a test of single‐ and multi‐species models for ants in North America. Ecography. 34(5). 836–847. 80 indexed citations
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Fitzpatrick, Matthew C., Evan L. Preisser, Adam Porter, et al.. (2010). Ecological boundary detection using Bayesian areal wombling. Ecology. 91(12). 3448–3455. 30 indexed citations
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Fitzpatrick, Matthew C., Evan L. Preisser, Aaron M. Ellison, & Joseph S. Elkinton. (2009). Observer bias and the detection of low‐density populations. Ecological Applications. 19(7). 1673–1679. 194 indexed citations
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Sanders, Nathan J., Jake F. Weltzin, Gregory M. Crutsinger, et al.. (2007). INSECTS MEDIATE THE EFFECTS OF PROPAGULE SUPPLY AND RESOURCE AVAILABILITY ON A PLANT INVASION. Ecology. 88(9). 2383–2391. 28 indexed citations
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Bunge, John, Matthew C. Fitzpatrick, & John C. Handley. (1995). Comparison of three estimators of the number of species. Journal of Applied Statistics. 22(1). 45–59. 19 indexed citations

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